# NTSB MIA79FA101: Cessna 182E, N9262X, Clearwater, FL, July 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 9, 1979
- Place: Clearwater, FL · CLEARWATER, FL
- Location: 27.9794° N, 82.7713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clearwater, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9794&lon=-82.7713&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135181
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FA101
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA101

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1776   79/7/9    CLEARWATER,FL       CESSNA 182E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 1292
        TIME - 2010                    N9262X              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 113 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLEARWATER EXEC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKELAND,FL                 CLEARWATER,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACFT AND ENG SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF FAILURE-ARTERIOSCLEROTIC OCCLUSION TO 80 PERCENT FOUND ON PLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9262X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9262X-1979-07-09), registration cancelled 1979-07-09, S/N 18253662, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- Registry model: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Clearwater Exec

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790709025189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790709025189A), Jul 9, 1979: Cessna 182E, Clearwater, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Witnesses saw the plane low and fast on final approach. It then dived to the ground.

## Other investigations on N9262X (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA70F0168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0168), May 23, 1969: Cessna 182 (N9262X), Marietta, GA, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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